2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Unknown Or Other Problems

While driving and operating the heater, unbeknowst to me leaves/pine needles had come in through the fresh air cowl vent and built up on the heater blower resistor resulting in a fire. This design in dangerous as the default for the air intake is open and allows debris to enter and drop directly into the fan and blower motor resistor. I've searched online and seen multiple reports of this issue. I have a video I can provide if contacted.

2001 Dodge Ram Dashboard is an extreme safety hazard due to the cracking. I have owned this vehicle for 12 years and it's been garaged kept for 8 years. The dash started with a crack and then a hole was created when hitting a bump. Then I had a mechanic work on the heater, and the dash basically disintegrated when moving it. The holes on this dashboard are absurd. A review of safety information identified others who reported this problem to NHTSA and many more complaints on online message boards. This dashboard creates a safety issue for all personnel in the vehicle in case of an accident since projectiles (pieces of the dash that crumble) will fly. Also, there are other components under the dash that could create additional problems (ie-heater core spraying hot antifreeze after an accident). This is completely absurd. Keep in mind, my vehicle has less than 80K miles and the dash is getting worse.

unknown, Is all I know that I was checking the code on my truck and left truck on all night went out to start truck and battery was dead I got a jump from a friend and it started fine. I let it run for @20-30 minutes then I and my wife went to Realo drug store about 3/4 of a mile from home to get her meds. We pulled up and waiting and got the meds payed for and my wife said there is smoke coming from under the hood. The truck stopped running and I tried to start it back and it did not start. Started smoking more and more I told my wife to get out of the truck and she did the pharmacist came out and help push the truck away from the store. Started flaming up and I drove it to a safe place and finally got out of the truck wife was ok but I had smoke halation and had to go on rescue squad to ER they said along with smoke halation I had a burnt nose ,forehead and burnt throat. Please check about this. Thank you

The dash has been cracking for years. It has now disintegrated into very small pieces. It has clogged up the air ducts. The small pieces have blown in my eyes, creating a driving safety hazard. Ample history and reporting of this matter has been filed. It is an extreme safety hazard. The responsibility is clearly a manufacturing defect.

2001 Dodge RAM has a severely deteriorated dashboard. It has been this way since 2004. I am concerned that pieces of the cracked and damaged dashboard could become dangerous projectiles in the event of a crash with airbag deployment. The damaged pieces on the truck’s dashboard are very sharp, so they could cause serious injury if they broke loose and became a projectile in a crash. It is simply amazing that a recall has not been issued up to this date. We've waited so long for this to be resolved. A dangerous manufacturing flaw!

THE DASH IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM HAS CRACKED AND PIECES AND SOME BREAK OFF AND FLY AROUND THE CAB OF MY TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION.. I HAVE 13 GRAND CHILDREN AND SOME PIECES FLY IN THE BACK SEAT. CAN ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AT ALL BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT? ITS NOT MY FAULT THAT DODGE BOUGHT CHEAP EFFECTIVE DASH BOARDS, PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS IT WOULD HELP A LOT TO GET A REPLACMENT. THANK YOU

MY 2001 DODGE RAN HAS A BROKEN AND CRACKED DASH BOARD PARTS OF THE DASH WILL FLY OFF AND HIT THINGS,PEOPLE ECT AND I THINK IT WILL HURT THE PEOPLE I LOVE LIKE MY GRANDKIDS,WIFE ECT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE SOMEONE (DRIVER) MIGHT GET HIT IN THE FACE AND LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED FROM THIS CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT IS NOT THE OWNERS FAULT. THANK YOU AND PLEASE CAN YOU RECALL THIS DASHBOARD?

I'M WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS DEFECTIVE AS THE STRANGEST NOISE IS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH LIKE A RUBBER BAND IS TIGHTENING AND THEN CLICKING ON AND OFF. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I'VE ALSO HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR THE STEERING BEFORE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RIGHT. NOW THE HOOD WILL NOT SHUT RIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LEMON. I FIGHT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 36,000 MILES ON IT. I'M WONDERING WHAT RECALLS I'VE MISSED SO I'M CHECKING. THANK YOU.

Mileage: 35,000

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH. SINCE THAT TIME THE CRACKS HAVE EXPANDED UNTIL PIECES ARE FALLING OUT OF THE DASH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE EVEN A MINOR ACCIDENT THE SHARP PIECES OF THIS BROKEN DASH COULD INJURE ME OR MY PASSENGER. I LOOKED INTO HAVING THE DASH REPLACED AND WAS GIVEN A PRICE OF MORE THAN $2000. THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO BE EXPECTED TO PAY TO REPAIR A DEFECT THAT IS TOTALLY DODGE'S FAULT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS.

Mileage: 60,000

CSPC: THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK HAS BECOME EXTREMELY BRITTLE. IT CRACKS WITHOUT WARNING AND SENDS SHARDS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *DT *JS

SEVERELY CRACKED AND BROKEN DASH BOARD. SMALL PIECES FLY OUT WHEN FAN IS ON.

Mileage: 65,000

MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD IS A WRECK ITS BROKEN IN LITTLE PIECES AND WILL FLY TO THE FRONT SEAT AND THE BACK SEAT AND SOMETIMES HITS WIFE AND THE GRANDKIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS REALLY NEEDS A RECALL BECAUSE SOME COULD FLY OFF AND GET IN EYES AND MIGHT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THE DASHBOARD PIECES DONT HURT WIFE OR GRANDKIDS OR ME.PLEASE RECALL THE DASHBOARDS SO NO MORE WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. TKS

Mileage: 9

I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OLDER VEHICLE AND THE DASH HAS BEEN COMING APART FOR YEARS. EVERY TIME I CLOSE THE DOORS OR HIT A BUMP, PIECES OF PLASTIC FALL OUT. NOW THE WHOLE DASH IS LOOSE AND RATTLES. I LOOKED AT IT AND CAN SEE WHERE THE PLASTIC AROUND ALL THE DASH MOUNTS IS COMING APART AND MAKING IT EXPONENTIALLY WORSE. LIKE I SAID, I KNOW ITS AN OLDER VEHICLE BUT IT HAS BEEN COMING APART FOR YEARS. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL AS WELL. MY FEAR AT THIS POINT IS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE ENTIRE DASH ASSEMBLY MAY SHIFT OR BREAK FREE CAUSING TO AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY OR IN THE WRONG LOCATION OR EVEN PROJECT BIT OF THE PLASTIC DASH INTO THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER WHEN THEY DEPLOY.

SEVERAL YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY DODGE 1500 RAM TRUCK ABOUT 2008 THE DASH STARTED FALLING APART AND THE BLEND DOOR STOPED WORKING EVERY DODGE DEALER I TOOK IT TO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO

I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK. MY ENTIRE DASH IS COMING APART. A PIECE FLEW OFF AND HIT ME IN THE FACE WHILE DRIVING I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND MY WIFE HIT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING IT. MY LIGHTS ON MY CEILING WENT OUT DON'T WORK

Mileage: 130,000

DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING ON LIKE AN EGG. IT IS CRACKING ON TOP AND THE FRONT WHERE THE STEREO IS LOCATED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE RAM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND WHERE CAN I TAKE IT TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED.

THE DASH IS CRACKED BAD AND COULD CAUSE A PERSON TO GET CUT FROM THIS.REALLY CRACKED BADLY FROM THE SUN.POORLY MADE FROM PLASTIC.IF YOU WANT PHOTOS,LET ME KNOW,AND I WILL SEND YOU SOME.

Mileage: 10,000

I BELIEVE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE INTO THOUSAND TWO AND IN APPROXIMATELY 2006, THEY DASHBOARD STARTED SEVERELY CRACKING AND FALLING APART IN PIECES. I PURCHASED A DASHBOARD COVER TO TRY TO HOLD THE DASHBOARD IN PLACE AND PREVENT CHUNKS OF THE DASHBOARD FROM FLYING LOOSE AND HITTING EITHER MYSELF OR A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. ON DECEMBER 23, 2017, I WAS DRIVING AND A CHUNK OF THE DASHBOARD FLEW OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT AND HIT ME IN THE EYE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HURT BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE NEXT TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND I GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR $1500 TO REPLACE IT AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS, NEITHER SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT WAS A MAJOR FAULTY DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURES PART. PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SO THAT I'M NOT INJURED OR A PASSENGER RIDING WITH ME IS NOT INJURED. MY NUMBER IS [XXX] AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] SINCE I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON?T HAVE ANOTHER ONE AND CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, IF ANYONE IS INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I WILL HOLD THE MANUFACTURE RESPONSIBLE. I'M UNABLE TO TAKE ANY PICTURES OF THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IF I REMOVE THE DASHBOARD COVER, CHUNKS OF THE PLASTIC SHARP DASHBOARD WILL FALL INTO THE INSIDE OF THE PANEL AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE VEHICLE EVEN MORE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 202,000

WHILE DRIVING A HUGE CRACKING NOISE CREATED A VERY LARGE HOLE IN THE FRONT DASH JUST UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. PIECES OF THIS FLEW OUT INTO THE CAB CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. PIECES CONTINUE TO BREAK OFF AS I NOW HAVE A HUGE HOLE THAT I HAVE NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA HOW TO REPAIR. THE DASH MATERIAL MUST BE DEFECTIVE AS I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER CARS/TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 139,136

PLASTIC DASH I'D FALLING APART STUFF FALLING OFF SHARP OBJECTS NOT SO SURE DASH ISN'T GOING TO FALL DOWN AROUND MY FEET AND KEEP ME FROM BRAKING AS NEEDED

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2001. SINCE THEN, THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. ONCE BY DODGE AND 2 TIMES BY ME. THIS DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK AND SPLIT. NOW THE BEZEL HAS CRACKED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. NOW, WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, THE GLOVEBOX, MADE OF THE SAME PLASTIC MATERIAL HAS SPLIT AND BROKEN AT THE HINGES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT IS ALL OVER NHTSA'S COMPLAINT BOARD UNDER SEVERAL LOCATIONS SUCH AS BODY, STRUCTURAL, AIRBAGS. THESE DASHBOARDS HAVE CRACKED SO BADLY, NO ONE KNOWS WHICH PORTION OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS AFFECTED BUT COULD SHOW UP IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BLAMED THIS ON UV DEGRADATION, I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES FROM 1986 AND 87 THAT STILL HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE A1999 DODGE 1500 THAT THE DASH HAS ALSO CRACKED AND I HAVE REPLACED AS WELL. WHEN WILL NHTSA FINALLY ISSUE A RECALL FOR FREE REPLACEMENTS. RIGHT NOW, MOPAR AND AFTERMARKET PARTS CONTINUE TO SELL THE DASHBOARD THAT HAS MULTIPLE DEFECTS. IF THE DASH COMES APART DURING A CRASH, SHRAPNEL FROM THE DASH CAN BE BLOWN INTO A PERSONS FACE OR CHEST DURING AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT POOR DASHBOARDS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. WHEN IS THE RECALL? IT IS ALL OVER NHTSA'S WEB SITE UNDER VARIOUS CATEGORY'S. WHEN IS THE RECALL GOING TO OCCUR? A LOT OF DODGE OWNERS ARE TIRED OF PULLING MONEY OUT THERE POCKETS TO FIX A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR A DEFECT THAT DODGE/CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF? THE VEHICLE'S CRACKING AND BREAKING OF THE DASH, BEZEL AND GLOVEBOX ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL. THE PROBLEM CRACKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. CAN NHTSA HELP GET A RECALL DONE ON THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM?

Mileage: 100,000

CRACKED DASHBOARD

Mileage: 114,000

THE DASH BOARD IS FALLING APART HUGE HOLES IF IN AND ACCIDENT AIR BAGS WOULD BLOW PIECES EVERYWHERE

Mileage: 89,000

DASH STARTED CHIPPING AWAY SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT NOW IT IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL IN MY LAP. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT SURE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS A TRUCK THAT I INTEND ON KEEPING FOREVER SO IT WAS AN INVESTMENT AND I TRUSTED THE COMPANY BUT THEY DIDN'T DO A RECALL.

Mileage: 75,000

DASH IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART FOR NO REASON. GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

Mileage: 98,000

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 BOUGHT NEW,I'M ORIGINAL OWNER ,AFTER OWNING 1 YEAR DASH STARTED CRACKING, I EVENTUALLY CALLED CHRYSLER AND COMPLAINED, THEY SAID IT WAS A SUN PROBLEM AFTER 3 YEARS I CALLED AGAIN AND COMPLAINED AFTER NOTICING HUNDREDS OF PROBLEMS WITH DODGE DASHBOARDS ALL CRACKING THEY SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY WELL NOW NOV 2016 IT'S BASICALLY COMING APART ALL OVER I DON' T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM THIS.I ONLY HAVE 65,000 ON THIS TRUCK.MY SUGGESTION IS TO GET A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS CRAPPY COMPANY, THEN MAYBE THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES IN QUESTION WILL BE REPAIRED,OR GIVE US OUR PURCHASE PRICE BACK

Mileage: 5,000

THE WHOLE TOP OF DASH HAS CRACKED OUT JUST CRUMBLED PIECE OF PLASTIC FLY WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN WITHOUT REPAIR THERE IS A GREAT LOSS OF VALUE TO THIS TRUCK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR 24,000 AND NOW PROBABLY A 2000 LOSS AS THE VALUE IS SEVERLY DIMINISHED.

Mileage: 78,500

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED AND BROKEN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS AND AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT COVERS ARE AVAILABLE. THE BROKEN DASH CAN BE A HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND CAUSES ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH HEATING THE VEHICLE/DEFROSTING WINDOWS SINCE THE VENTS NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE HOLE ALSO ALLOWS MOISTURE IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS TO READILY GAIN ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS UNDER THE DASH. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF DODGE WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE STILL HAS LOW MILEAGE EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN OLDER MODEL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AS CRACKS AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME.

Mileage: 79,000

MY DASH ON MY 2001 1500 IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR MANY YEARS . IT SO BAD THAT I HAVE A HUGE HOLE IN MY DASH. I READ THAT NHTSA SAYS TO EXPECT A RECALL SOON. JULY 2016 MY TRUCK GOES IN FOR A HEATER CORE REPLACEMENT. SO THAT DASH MUST COME OFF. SURE WOULD BE NICE ID DODGE WOULD GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT DASH NOW. CUZ I COULD GET IT PUT ON FOR NO EXTRA EXPENSE. SAVING THEM 100'S OF DOLLARS. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHEN TO EXPECT THIS RECALL TO BE PUT INTO MOTION?

Mileage: 50,000

DASH HAS COMPLETELY FELL APART

DASH CRACKS BEGAN TO APPEAR IN 2006 AND DASH IS APPEARING TO BECOME MORE FRADGILE.

Mileage: 10,800

CRACKED DASH BOARD POOR FRONT HEAD LIGHTS FRONT DISK BRAKES ONLY LAST 20,000

WHEN I GO TO OPEN THE DOOR THE LIGHTS DON'T WORK , AND THE DASHBOARD ON MY TRUCK BREAKS INTO PIECES I NEED A NEW ONE!!

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKING IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES. THE FRONT BEZEL ON THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE PANEL IS ALSO CRACKING. MY DODGE RAM HAS UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE ALWAYS USED A SUN SHADE ON THIS TRUCK, SO THE CRACKING IS NOT FROM SUN EXPOSURE. I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO MOST DODGE TRUCKS AROUND THE SAME YEAR AS MINE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER .

Mileage: 52,000

THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKEN INTO MANY JAGGED PIECES. THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY MYSELF OR BY THE VEHICLE'S AGE. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF FAULTY MATERIALS. IF I WERE TO GET INTO ACCIDENT, THESE JAGGED PIECES COULD EASILY BE PROJECTED INTO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE.

Mileage: 171,000

MY TRUCK HAS 185000 MILES ON IT AND STARTED SOUNDING LIKE THE BACK BRAKES WERE GRINDING. ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC THE BACK TIRES LOCKED UP AND BROKE THE DRIVE SHAFT OFF. LUCKY FOR ME I WAS ONLY GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR.

Mileage: 185,000

ON FEB 28 2015 WHILE MOVING MY ALL OF MY BELONGINGS TO A NEW RESIDENCE MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CAUGHT ON FIRE DESTROYING EVERYTHING I OWN, THERE WHERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR RECALL NOTICES SENT TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 264,850

THE DASHBOARD GET DESTROY TO EASLY AND THE DEBRIES FLIES TO THE FACE MAKING DRIVE INSECURE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PARTS WERE HITING THE FACE. THE POWERS TRAIN GETS VERY EASLY DAMAGE BY ROCKS AND DEBRIS ON THE STREET MAKING IT TO VULNERABLE TO GET DESTROY (AND THAT HAPPEN TO ME) . THE CHARGING REGULATOR GETS BROKES FOR NOTHING ANYTIME AND YOU NEED TO BE CHANGING THE COMPUTER OR ADING AN EXTERNAL ONE AND SOLDER IT TO THE PRINCIPAL CABLES THAT GOES TO THE ALTERNATOR, AND RELAYS.

DASHBOARD CRACKED, CONTINUES TO CRACK AND BREAK REGARDLESS OF ANY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TAKEN. THERE ARE COUNTLESS SIMILAR COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BY OTHER PEOPLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY THERE WOULD SURELY BE DASHBOARD SHRAPNEL.

DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK. DODGE WILL NOT REPLACE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN EXPOSED WIRING AND NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAG WILL WORK IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALSO MADE THE TRADE IN VALUE LESS THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DODGE NEEDS TO OWN UP TO AND FIX! *TT

Mileage: 98,000

DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, MY DASHBOARD DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK AND NOW LOOKS LIKE A ZIGGEDY ZAGGEDY PUZZLE WITH SOME EDGES VERY SHARP. THE DASH IS POPPED UP NOW AND DOESN'T EVEN STAY PERFECTLY FLAT. I AM FEELING A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED OR SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT OFFERED. THIS IS VERY TERRIBLE.

Mileage: 91,000

CRACKING OF DASH WAS VISIBLE MUCH SOONER THAN JANUARY 1 2008 BUT GOT MUCH WORSE TO THE POINT NOW THAT IT IS CAVING IN AND PIECES FALLING OUT.CONTACTING DODGE WAS A WASTE OF TIME FOR ME.I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE! I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT DASH. I FEEL THAT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED, WHO KNOWS WHERE THESE BROKEN PIECES ARE GOING AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL AFFECT THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIRBAGS OR MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY GET WEDGED.I STRONGLY BELIEVE DODGE SHOULD START AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO AVOID POSSIBLE HUMAN INJURY! *TT

FAULTY DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH HAS CRACKED INTO MANY PIECES IN WHICH THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AS A FAULTY PART FROM CHRYSLER'S SUPPLIER. THE DEALERS RESPONSE IS THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES THROUGH BLOGS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS I WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

THROTTLE CABLE FRAYED AND STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE, I JUST ABOUT REARENDED SOMEONE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR *TT

Mileage: 101,000

DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEZEL IS CRACKED AND LARGE PIECES OF SHARP PLASTIC HAVE BROKEN OFF.

Mileage: 90,000

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS CRACKING AND FALLING IN ON ITSELF.

Mileage: 84,562

DASH BOARD CRACKED AND BROKEN WITH LARGE GAPING HOLE IN CENTER OF DASHBOARD

Mileage: 120,000

OUR DASH HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR A WHILE NOW. NOW BIG CHUNKS HAVE BEGUN TO BREAK OFF. JUST HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL BREAK IT OFF. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF AND THE REST OF THE DASH WILL EXPLODE AND CAUSE INJURIES FROM FLYING PLASTIC SHARDS. WE TAKE VERY GOOD CAR OF OUR TRUCK. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TT

Mileage: 79,000

THE DASH IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN CRACKING AND FALLING APART FOR SOME TIME NOW, SOME PIECES BREAK OFF AND DROP INSIDE THE DASH AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG AND ALL KINDS OF WIRING ARE, I'M CONCERNED OF POSSIBLE WIRING SHORTS AND FIRES AND ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUES. I'M CONCERNED OF THE POTENTIAL PERSONAL INJURY THAT COULD OCCUR AS THESE PLASTIC PIECES ARE SHARP AND RIGID AND EITHER DROP INWARD IN THE DASH OR SOMETIMES FALL OUTSIDE THE DASH ONTO THE SEATS/FLOOR DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF A BUMP YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER IN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 143,400

CRACKING,BROKEN DASH PIECES FALLING IN BEHIND PASS. AIRBAG,WIREING,PEDALS,ECT.

Mileage: 170,000

DASH ON TRUCK IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AND IS SO BRITTLE YOU CAN CRUMBLE IT IN YOUR HAND LIKE A CRACKER. I ALSO OWNED AN 00 RAM THAT DID THE SAME THING. PLEASE GET US SOME HELP!!

Mileage: 118,375

DASH IS CRACKED AND FALLING IN. VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING DUE TO WIRES BEING EXPOSED.

IT STARTED WITH A CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT WAS A SMALL CRACK, NOTHING BIG. THEN I HAD ANOTHER ONE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. A YEAR LATER THERE WERE SO MANY CRACKS THAT MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO HAVE HOLES AND I WENT OUT TO BUY A DASHBOARD COVER AND NOW I DONT HAVE A DASHBOARD AT ALL. IT'S SO BAD THAT MY FRONT PLASTIC THAT GOES AROUND THE RADIO AND GAUGES ITS SO LOOSE THAT IM HAVING TO GLUE IT EVERY WEEK!!!! *CN

Mileage: 89,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICK UP. THE DASH BORAD STARTED CRACKING AND BREAKING APART AND NOW I ALMOST DO NOT HAVE A DASH BORAD. IT IS NOT LEGAL BUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROADS, CLAIMING CRACKS OF THE DASH BOARD HAVING LEFT WIRES EXPOSED TO THE HOT SUN AND DAMAGED MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED INTO PIECES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD FRONT CAP IS BETWEEN $450-$600. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE IS A FABRIC DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,179.

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A REPORT ON THE FAILURE BY A FLORIDA NEWS AGENCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 142,792.

Mileage: 142,792

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS IMPLIED THAT THE CONTACT PLACED HIS FOOT ON TOP OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD REPAIR THE DASHBOARD AT THE COST OF $367. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,800.

Mileage: 59,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

DASH IS CRACKED AND FALLING APART. CAN PRODUCE SHARP PROJECTILES DURING CRASH OR HARD STOP. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD HAD APPROXIMATELY TEN CRACKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED, FALLING IN DASH HEATER CORE FAILURE DUE TO GROUND WIRE NEVER BEING SECURED FROM FACTORY REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN BY USING INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ELECTRIC LOCK SWITCH FAILURE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR HOOD HINGES BROKE ON BOTH SIDES TAILGATE CABLE SUPPORT DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED TWICE

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4. THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK, I HEAR ITS A VERY COMMON ISSUE

DASH CRACKS. MY DASH IS FALLING APPART IN LARGE CHUNKS!!!!!!!!!! 2001 DODGE RAM 1500.*CN

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DEEP CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD FROM THE ODOMETER TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THAT STRESS FRACTURES CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 21, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,103.

Mileage: 60,103

DASHBOARD ALL CAVED IN. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD THAT EXTENDED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE AIR BAG. HE STATED THAT HE NOTICES A NEW CRACK EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FIVE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

DASH STARTED CRACKING IN 2006. NOW HAVE 3 CRACKS THAT ARE STARTING TO JOIN TOGETHER. FROM PICTURES I'VE SEEN I WILL BE HAVING BIG HOLES IN MY DASH WITHIN A YEAR. THIS IS CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH IS FALLING INTO ITSELF, LARGE HOLES. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE STATED THAT HE USED THE REFLECTOR TO BLOCK THE SUN FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DASHBOARD IS CRAKED. UPDATED

Mileage: 66,000

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB RWD. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS MY DASHBOARD HAS CRUMBLED. PIECES ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO FALL INTO THE FIREWALL. I CAN TOUCH THE DASH WITH ONE FINGER AND APPLY MINIMAL PRESSURE AND THE DASH SPIDER WEBS. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND IS PARKED UNDER A COVERED SHED AT HOME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SEEMS TO ME TO BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH ONLY ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WERE TINY CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD BUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE CAR BEING PARKED IN THE SHADE, THE CRACKS GREW WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL NOW THERE ARE ABOUT 5 MAJOR CRACKS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT TWO WILL MERGE TO CREATE A HOLE IN MY DASH. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE COMPONENTS AND CONCEALED WIRING WILL BE AT RISK OF FAILURE DUE TO SUN EXPOSURE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, IT SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,234 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,665.

Mileage: 47,665

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4WD EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. THE DASH HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND IS CRACKED AND PIECES ARE FALLING OUT. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE DASH HAS JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LONG CRACK IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD, SPREADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY A FOOT LONG. HE ALSO NOTICED SMALLER CRACKS WERE PRESENT. AS OF JUNE 27, 2007, NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE DASHBOARD, POSSIBLY MORE THAN FIFTEEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRACKS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN THREE SPOTS. NO WIRES ARE VISIBLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 19,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE MILEAGES WERE VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY.

Mileage: 10,000

THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK STARTED CRACKING ALL OF THE SUDDEN. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND MANY ARE LISTED AT THE DODGE FORUM ONLINE

Mileage: 58,000

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP TRUCK WITH DASHBOARD THAT CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP. MANUFACTURING DEFECT YET WE HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR ON THE REPLACEMENT. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ONLY, UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 49,564

DASHBOARD IN MY 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK TWIN CAB 1500 CRACKS WITHOUT ANY REASON

THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM IS FALLING APART. MY 1998 RAM DID THE SAME THING. THE COST OF A NEW DASH IS AROUND $700.00 AND WILL DO THE SAME THING. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DASH HOUSES THE AIRBAG.

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS UNAWARE OF HOW HIS VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD BECAME CRACKED. HE STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD IS ALSO COLLAPSING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM TRUCK WHERE THE DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. THIS STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS I HAD THE TRUCK. LOOSE PARTS COULD FLY OFF DURING DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO BE DISTRACTED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LOOSE PARTS COULD FALL DOWN INTO DASH AND CAUSE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED UNTIL 2005. IN 2005, THE DASH TOP BEGAN TO CRACK IN ONE AREA... BUT OVER TIME THE CRACKS HAVE INCREASED AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS AND SEVERE. BECAUSE THE SOME OF THE LARGEST BREAKS ARE LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA, I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD PASSENGERS IN MY TRUCK ASK ME TO TURN OFF THE AIRBAG (SINCE DEPLOYMENT CAN HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS LIKE TAPPING A BOLLARD WHILE PARKING, ETC.) 12 OUT OF 14 (86%) OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH TRUCKS CLOSE TO MY TRUCK'S YEAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME EXTREME CRACKING, QUITE A FEW ARE EVEN WORSE THAN MINE...*JB

DASHBOARD CRACKING. *JB

ONE LARGE CRACK IN DASH THAT IS AS WIDE AS THE DASH AND TWO SMALLER CRACKS. *JB

DASH COLLAPSED ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM. *JB

DASHBOARD OF A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP HAS SEVERE CRACKING. *JB

I OWN A 2001 DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK AND MY DASH BOARD STARTED CRACKING AND THE CRACKS KEEPS SPREADING AND GETTING BIGGER. THIS STARTED AROUND 2-3 YEARS AGO. I DID NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP OF WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD THAT IF I WAS THE ORIGINALLY OWNER THAT THEY COULD HELP ME. I THEN CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTER OF DODGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

DASH CRACKS IN THE DASH PAD UNDER THE WINDOW. IT STARTED WITH A CRACK IN THE WINDOW WHICH HAD NO IMPACT POINT. THEN THE DASH CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE,THEN OVER THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE 3 TOTAL CRACKS. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

DASHBOARD HAS 4 CRACKS IN THE TOP OF DASHBOARD FROM WINDSHIELD TOWARD CAB,MATERIAL USED FOR DASHBOARD IS VERY BRITTLE AND COULD PROVE TO BE DANGEROUS IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT IS SHATTERING ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. THE PLASTIC USED WOULD ACT LIKE A SHRAP NAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.*JB

Mileage: 65,000

2001 DODGE RAM, THE DASH IS CRACKED AND ROTTEN ALL THE WAY ACROSS. THIS NEW OF A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE TRASH ON THE INSIDE, AND THERE IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN WITH ALL THE DASH COMPONENTS WORKING CORRECTLY. THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE GOING ON HERE, IF EVERY DODGE DASH IS CRACKING. DODGE TRANSMISSION- NORMAL HIGHWAY USE AND THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY JUNK, ALL OTHER BRANDS ARE STILL GOING FINE ON THEIR FIRST TRANSMISSION AND THEIRS ARE A LOT OLDER THAN MINE. TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH, THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A SERIOUS MANNER. *JB

Mileage: 108,000

DASH BOARD OF 01 DODGE RAM 1500 OFF ROAD HAS MULTIPLE HUGE CRACKS IN IT AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND MORE GOING ALONG TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 OFF ROAD WITH A DASH SO CRACKED UP THAT BIG PIECES HAVE FELL INTO THE DASH LEAVING A BIG HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2001 DODGE RAM CRACKED. *JB

Mileage: 54,000

I DRIVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 1/2 TON. I AM A VICTIM OF THE FAMOUS "CRACKED DASH" EPIDEMIC. AROUND APRIL OF 2005 I BEGAN NOTICING SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPING ON MY DASH. BEGINNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND EVENTUALLY FROM AROUND THE A/C VENTS. IT HAS SINCE PROGRESSED INTO THE ENTIRE DASH BEING ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN OUT. I HAVE RESORTED TO A TEMPORARY DASH COVER TO CONCEAL THE DAMAGE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT CERTAIN SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CRACKED DASH. IF I WERE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE CRACKED DASH COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO BE PUNCTURED AND POSSIBLY LIMIT MY SAFETY. THIS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. *JB

Mileage: 113,000

THE DASH HAS A CRACK IN IT STARTING AT THE DEFROST VENT AND PROCEEDING TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 50,800

THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTS OF THIS DEFECT FOR DODGE RAM '94-'01 TRUCKS. MINE IS INCLUDED AND THE AIR BAG IS EXPOSED.....HELP DASH CRACK DUE TO MANUFACTURING. *JB

WHILE CLEANING MY VEHICLES DASH, THE DASH HAD CRACKED AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT AND LACERATED MY FINGER. NOW THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS AND HOLES IN IT WERE IT IS JUST FALLING APART. *JB

DASH ON TRUCK IS CRACKED SEVERELY. IT IS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS WILL MOST LIKELY PULL SOME DASH PARTS WITH IT. NO REASON FOR DASH TO BE CRACKED FAULTY MATERIAL MOST LIKELY. *JB

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 AND THE DASHBOARD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS IN IT. I WENT TO THE DODGE DEALER AND THE SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THAT'S BULL ,MY FATHER HAS A 2500 DODGE AND HE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS DASH. IT'S A PROBLEM DODGE DOESN'T WANT TO ADDRESS. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

THE DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 IS CRACKED. IF IT CRACKS FURTHER IT COULD RIP THE AIR BAG IF IT GOES OFF. *JB

Mileage: 79,630

NORMAL USE, THE DASH ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE NEAR THE DEFROSTER HAS A CRACK APROX. 8 INCHES. FOR 2.5 YEARS AND IS HEADING TOWARD THE AIRBAG. I HAVEN'T FOUND A NEW DASH YET. *JB

Mileage: 96,000

DASHBOARD HAS ABOUT 15 CRACKS IN IT. *JB

Mileage: 71,500

2001 DODGE RAM 1500: DASH KEEPS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES. 2 CRACKS ARE DIRECTLY ABOVE PASSENGER AIR BAG. HAVE TRIED TO STOP CRACKING BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFULLY. EVERYDAY WHEN I FIRST GET INTO TRUCK, I HEAR THE DASH START TO CRACK AS THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE IS REDUCED TO A COMFORTABLE LEVEL. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO WAY TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION. SOME CRACKS ARE NOW PROCEEDING TO THE FRONT OF DASH TOWARD OCCUPANTS. CRACKS CAN BE STRAIGHT OR CURVE SEVERAL TIMES. MOST CRACKS ARE EXCEEDING 8 TO 12 INCHES AT THIS TIME. MORE CRACKS DEVELOP ON A DAILY BASIS. *JB

Mileage: 23,500

MAJOR CRACKED DASH. ENTIRE DASH CRACKED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. JB

Mileage: 56,000

TOP OF DASHBOARD ON 2001 DODGE RAM 2WD SEVERELY CRACKED IN FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES. HAPPENED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO WHEN TRUCK WAS BARELY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. CRACKS RUN FROM DEFROSTER VENTS ALL THE WAY FORWARD TO THE END OF THE PANEL. CONCERNED WITH PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

THE ENTIRE DASH INCLUDING SUB-FRAME FOR MY DASH ON MY 2001 DODGE 1500 STARTED CRACKING AND HAS CONTINUED TO FALL APART. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I SEARCHED FOR A USED DASH FROM USED AUTO PARTS YARDS AND THEY INDICATE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND ALL CRACK AND FALL APART IF YOU ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEM. THE DEALERS CHARGE IN EXCESS OF $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE PARTS WITH NO WARRANTIES AGAINST DEFECTS. *JB

SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD ON DODGE RAM TRUCKS 1994-2001.*JB

THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY, CONTROL ARMS, AND WHEEL HUBS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS TOLD BY A TRAINED TECHNICIAN THAT THE WHEEL'S COULD HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE HEATER CORE AND AIR CONDITIONING MAIN ELEMENT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, PINION BEARINGS AND CUPS STOPPED WORKING AT 77,400 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALER. THIS WAS JUST 2,000 MILES AFTER THE PREVIOUS STATED PARTS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. OLD PARTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BUT INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WORK PERFORMED. *NM

TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD ON 2001 DODGE RAM. WEEK LATER ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF "OIL SLUDGE". HAVE SEEN SAME PROBLEM DOCUMENTED ON OTHER SITES ABOUT DODGE ENGINES.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT 442 DUE TO LEAK IN EVAPORATOR HOSE ASSEMBLY. MY TRUCK IN ONLY A 2001 BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT IS NORMAL FOR DODGE TRUCKS. IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND IS NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRENTY. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR PAD WENT TO THE FLOOR AND KEPT ON ACCELERATING BY IT SELF. DEALER AND MANUF. WERE CONTACTED. TS

OIL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, AND WENT DEAD, NOT DETECTING LOW OIL PRESSURE. DEALER FOUND SLUDGE IN ENGINE THAT WOULD BUILD UP FROM OVERDUE OIL CHANGES. CONSUMER STATED OIL CHANGES WERE DONE ON REGULAR BASIS, BUT NOT A T THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO HESITATE.*AK

NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THAT VEHICLE. *AK